Francisco Mayoral-Bautista

VINELAND — Police issued an alert for an endangered missing woman after she vanished Monday under mysterious circumstances, including a trail of blood left at the scene.

Flavia Bautista, 19, who was staying with friends in the 500 block of South West Boulevard, has not been seen since 6:30 a.m. Monday, according to detectives.

Investigators want to speak with Francisco Mayoral-Bautista, 25, who they described as a “person of interest” in the case. He also is wanted on a warrant for a simple assault charge, according to detectives.

Police were called to the Boulevard home about 9:30 p.m. Sunday for a reported disturbance involving Bautista and Mayoral-Bautista. When officers arrived at the scene, Mayoral-Bautista had fled the scene.

Bautista was in the home, police said. When the residents went to work Monday, they locked up the house and instructed Bautista not to open the door to anyone.

Bautista’s friends returned home about 4 p.m. and alerted police after they found a front window was broken out and noticed blood drops on the glass.

Police found a trail of blood droplets inside the house, leading from the living room to the back door, but noted they haven’t yet determined the source of the blood. The scene at the house indicated Bautista “may not have left voluntarily,” police said.

Neither Bautista nor Mayoral-Bautista have been seen since, police said, adding neither has a permanent local address.

Bautista is Hispanic, 5 feet tall and 105 pounds, police said.

Mayoral-Bautista is 5 feet tall and 150 pounds. He possibly is driving a black two-door Hyundai Tiburon with North Carolina plates, police said.

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